Australian GT The Bend 2024 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Shannons SpeedSeries Race Tailem Bend		Date: 2.6.2024
Track: Shell V-Power Motorsport Park (Australia), 3.410 kms	Organiser: SRO
Australian GT The Bend
Australian GT Championship (round 3)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	1/6 12:25 and 2/6 14:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right, rolling start
Distance:	2 x 60 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	17
Practiced:	17
Qualified:	17
Started:	17
Finished:	14
Classified:	14

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
FIA GT3 Pro-Am	10	10	9
FIA GT3 Am	6	6	4
FIA GT3 Trophy	1	1	1

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race 1 Results Grid Race 1 Race 2 Results Grid Race 2 Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 115 minutes on 31/5
2 qualifying session held for a total of 40 minutes on 1/6

Winners:
Race 1:	888	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Fraser / Hackett
Race 2:	87	Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II	Brown / Schumacher
FIA GT3 Am race 1:	44	Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II	Zalloua / Pires
FIA GT3 Am race 2:	45	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Sheargold / Walden
FIA GT3 Trophy race 1:	38	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Astuti / Currie
FIA GT3 Trophy race 2:	38	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Astuti / Currie
Fastest Laps:
Race 1:	7	Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II	Leitch / Miles	1:15.0033	164.0000 km/h	lap 41
Race 2:	8	Ferrari 296 GT3	Evans / Schutte	1:14.9167	164.0000 km/h	lap 7
FIA GT3 Am race 1:	45	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Sheargold / Walden	1:16.0668		lap 9
FIA GT3 Am race 2:	45	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Sheargold / Walden	1:15.8234		lap 33
FIA GT3 Trophy race 1:	38	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Astuti / Currie	1:17.2454		lap 41
FIA GT3 Trophy race 2:	38	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Astuti / Currie	1:16.4074		lap 6
Pole Positions:
Race 1:	87	Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II	Brown / Schumacher	1:15.5167
Race 2:	8	Ferrari 296 GT3	Evans / Schutte	1:14.7300
FIA GT3 Am race 1:	45	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Sheargold / Walden	1:16.1998
FIA GT3 Am race 2:	47	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Koundouris / Koundouris	1:18.5841
FIA GT3 Trophy race 1:	38	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Astuti / Currie	1:16.6143
FIA GT3 Trophy race 2:	38	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Astuti / Currie	1:16.6143
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Audi (8), Mercedes-AMG (5), Ferrari (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Audi (8), Mercedes-AMG (5), Ferrari (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Audi R8 LMS (8), Mercedes-AMG GT3 (5), Ferrari 296 (2)
Driver nationalities:	AUS (28), NZ (2)
Team nationalities:	AUS (17)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (68%), front-engined (32%)
Average engine size:	5241 cc (with regard to 12% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5492 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Steve Brooks (70), Ash Samadi (55), Renee Gracie (29)
Youngest known drivers:	Declan Fraser (24), Jayden Ojeda (25), Brendon Leitch (29)
Female drivers:	Renee Gracie

Official Race Programme:

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